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by stedalus 3354 days ago
Your Python example doesn't really support your argument. Python succeeded for data analysis and scientific computing in part because it provided easy access to existing numerical libraries written in C and Fortran. So you got the best of both worlds: ease of use and near-native speed. It would not have succeeded if everything was done in interpreted Python.
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> ease of use and near-native speed

And still when we want actual speed we port it to C++ or at least need to use Cython.